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after that, un general assembly if speeches by president obama, the president of iran and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. tomorrow, journalist and political communications scholars and discuss how best to watch the upcoming presidential debates. the discussion is designed to offer a citizen's guide for watching in understanding the debate. it is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is a lot of research out there that in fact mobile usage is even higher among minority communities and then it is among white communities. i have seen some pretty startling research that in some of these minorities communities, 70% to 80% of broadband is your mobile applications. i am not a critic of mobile broadband. after the verizon wireless transmission. the emirate -- no reason for me to be critical. so my comment is not a platform, and it is more a device comment. and that is if you are going to do mobile on a laptop and you are going to get real broadband -- speed, i do not have any problem. but if you go into the educational context and you are talking about a smart phone, and
after that, un general assembly if speeches by president obama, the president of iran and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. tomorrow, journalist and political communications scholars and discuss how best to watch the upcoming presidential debates. the discussion is designed to offer a citizen's guide for watching in understanding the debate. it is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> there is a lot of research out there that in fact mobile usage is even higher among minority...
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government, al smith believed, should be on the side of these un's. [applause] but a government, he also believed, partnering with family, church, parish, neighborhood, organizations in the community, never intruded or opposing. when all is said and done, it is in god we trust, not in god -- not in politics. al smith, the happy warrior, and a warrior on behalf of the un's so close to jesus, women of new york who will be declared saints. [applause] so tenderly close to a blessed mother, theresa, who reminded us all to remember the five- figure gospel. as often as you do it one of these, the five-figure gospel, the least of my brethren, you do it to me. god bless -- here is my closing benediction. simple, heartfelt. god bless the memory of al smith, god bless the un's, god bless all of you, our two candidates, america, and thank god for this great evening. good night, and god bless. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, let's have a warm, rousing ovation for our speakers, our cardinal. [applause] >> thank you, governor. >> good to see you. >> that was gre
government, al smith believed, should be on the side of these un's. [applause] but a government, he also believed, partnering with family, church, parish, neighborhood, organizations in the community, never intruded or opposing. when all is said and done, it is in god we trust, not in god -- not in politics. al smith, the happy warrior, and a warrior on behalf of the un's so close to jesus, women of new york who will be declared saints. [applause] so tenderly close to a blessed mother, theresa,...
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we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free forces inside of syria. our allies were all on the same page. nato as well as our arab allies in trying to get a settlement, that was their idea. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is russia has a different interest in the syrian that we do and that is not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? >> iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he will keep slaughtering his people. we will lose our credibility on this. >> what would romney/ryan do? >> we agree with chemical weapons, but not about putting troops in. what we s
we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free...
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just before he went to the un, i was in a conference call with the president talking for well over an hour. stark detail about what was going on. >> what does that mean? >> d.r. risk: malarkey. the secretary of defense -- the irish call is malarkey. we will not allow the iranians to get a nuclear weapon. when they get to the point where they can enrich uranium in half to put into a weapon, they do not have a weapon to put it into. but all calm down. iran is more isolated today than when we took office. it is totally isolated. i do not know what a world these guys are end. >> in spite of their opposition. they had given 20 waivers to this section. all i have to point to our results. >> can you tell the american people -- >> they are closer to being able to get another -- enough material to put it in a weapon if they had a weapon. facts matter, martha. you are a foreign policy experts, facts matter. all of this loose talk not true. not true. if we ever have to take action, we will have the world behind us. that matters. that matters. >> what about bob gates? let me read it again. could
just before he went to the un, i was in a conference call with the president talking for well over an hour. stark detail about what was going on. >> what does that mean? >> d.r. risk: malarkey. the secretary of defense -- the irish call is malarkey. we will not allow the iranians to get a nuclear weapon. when they get to the point where they can enrich uranium in half to put into a weapon, they do not have a weapon to put it into. but all calm down. iran is more isolated today than...
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we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free forces inside of syria. our allies were all on the same page. nato as well as our arab allies in trying to get a settlement, that was their idea. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is russia has a different interest in the syrian that we do and that is not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? >> iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he will keep slaughtering his people. we will lose our credibility on this. >> what would romney/ryan do? >> we agree with chemical weapons, but not about putting troops in. what we s
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the issue of the un restructuring is very important, and it is a goal that has not yet been accomplished. i would like to ask the honorable members of the united nations and his excellency the secretary general and colleagues to places issue high on their agenda. i hope we have the mechanism to make it happen. the non-aligned movement stands ready to aid the united nations in this essential investment. mr. president, friends and your colleagues, creating peace and less insecurity with peace of mind for all, although a great historic mission, can be accomplished. the almighty god has not left us alone in this mission, an essay that it will surely happen. if it does not happen, it will be contradictory to his wisdom. god has promised us a man who loves people and luvs absolute justice, a man who is a perfect human being, a man who will come in the company of jesus christ. by using -- i repeat, these human potential of all the holy men and women of all nations, he will lead humanity into achieving its glorious and paternal ideals. -- eternal ideals. the arrival of the ultimate savior will m
the issue of the un restructuring is very important, and it is a goal that has not yet been accomplished. i would like to ask the honorable members of the united nations and his excellency the secretary general and colleagues to places issue high on their agenda. i hope we have the mechanism to make it happen. the non-aligned movement stands ready to aid the united nations in this essential investment. mr. president, friends and your colleagues, creating peace and less insecurity with peace of...
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the way with sometimes describe the un. the un is all about your government and mine but when we describe the u n, it creates a certain barrier and acts as an alibi for inaction of government. for me, this whole international adventure started in the gulf coast when i was a boy and the struggle for independence began. i came of age with the struggle of ghana'independences at the time. it was fascinating in the sense that as young man growing up and seeing rapid changes around you where suddenly you have a ghanioan minister and head chief of police and seniors in many positions, you grow up believing that change is possible even very fundamental and radical change is possible. i must say that experience marked me throughout my life. i have always felt we should not accept things because it was done this way. we should challenge and we should question why are we doing it this way. why cannot we change? i think that lesson has served me well. from there, i gained a ford foundation scholarship to study at mcallister college in
the way with sometimes describe the un. the un is all about your government and mine but when we describe the u n, it creates a certain barrier and acts as an alibi for inaction of government. for me, this whole international adventure started in the gulf coast when i was a boy and the struggle for independence began. i came of age with the struggle of ghana'independences at the time. it was fascinating in the sense that as young man growing up and seeing rapid changes around you where suddenly...
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and what should be a negotiation process has devolved into a series of heated disputes at the un. in this old conflict, as in every challenge we face at the middle east, only a new president will bring the chance to begin anew. there is a long and for american leadership in the middle east, and it is not unique to that region. it is broadly felt by america's friends and allies and other parts of the world as well. in europe, where putin's russia casts a long shadow over young democracies, where our oldest allies say we're giving away from them. in asia and across the pacific, where china posture recent assertiveness is sending chills through of that region. and in our own hemisphere, where our neighbors in latin america want to resist the failed ideology of hugo chavez and the castro brothers and deepen ties with the united states through trade and energy insecurity. in all these places, just as in the middle east, the question is asked, where does america stand? i know many americans are asking a different question -- why us? i know many americans are asking whether our country t
and what should be a negotiation process has devolved into a series of heated disputes at the un. in this old conflict, as in every challenge we face at the middle east, only a new president will bring the chance to begin anew. there is a long and for american leadership in the middle east, and it is not unique to that region. it is broadly felt by america's friends and allies and other parts of the world as well. in europe, where putin's russia casts a long shadow over young democracies, where...
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and by that unilateral force by passing the un. russians say the un must be observed because of the only game in town and they have a veto power in the security council. when they want to accommodate this regard that un and make democracy -- and make a mockery of it. vladimir putin added that was the plan, despite the claims they were invoking article 51. the un as a facade by which they pursue their main objectives of sculpting democracy and blocking the promotion of u.s. interests and power abroad. fourth, as i mentioned, they see that u.s. promotion of democracy not only as a threat to russia but as singularly on informed because they believe invariably it leads to protracted wars in the middle east. they invoke iraq in this example. they will tell you libya is completely out of control, though it does not approach with going on in the north caucasus despite the attack in been gauzy last month. they will also say if assad goes, islamist will take over. therefore that united states really does not know what it is doing and assad
and by that unilateral force by passing the un. russians say the un must be observed because of the only game in town and they have a veto power in the security council. when they want to accommodate this regard that un and make democracy -- and make a mockery of it. vladimir putin added that was the plan, despite the claims they were invoking article 51. the un as a facade by which they pursue their main objectives of sculpting democracy and blocking the promotion of u.s. interests and power...
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and by that unilateral force by passing the un. russians say the un must be observed because of the only game in town and they have a veto power in the security council. when they want to accommodate this regard that un and make democracy -- and make a mockery of it. vladimir putin added that was the plan, despite the claims they were invoking article 51. the un as a facade by which they pursue their main objectives of sculpting democracy and blocking the promotion of u.s. interests and power abroad. fourth, as i mentioned, they see that u.s. promotion of democracy not only as a threat to russia but as singularly on informed because they believe invariably it leads to protracted wars in the middle east. they invoke iraq in this example. they will tell you libya is completely out of control, though it does not approach with going on in the north caucasus despite the attack in been gauzy last month. they will also say if assad goes, islamist will take over. therefore that united states really does not know what it is doing and assad
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what did you make of that their president's comments at the un general assembly in defense of drones? as far as my understanding, has obama had no one-on-one meetings except with the president of yemen? >> i don't know about the last part. i was there shortly after the bombing in the capital of yemen that killed 100 young yemeni officers. i interviewed some of the officers who were the distance between you and me in late may. and i was there in early june just before the yemeni army sources -- armed forces went in. it was a very rich time as far as the data available. my general assessment of al qaeda you can find in an article i wrote for west point, the ctc sentineled journal, in july. the current situation in yemen, al qaeda got extended beyond their capacity. they tried to consolidate territory, set up a system of government in abyan province. they were burning a lot of money and using a lot of manpower and there were not quite ready to do it. the army pushed the comebac -- the army pushed them back. i think what we have seen in yemen is not a yemeni army out of al qaeda but rathe
what did you make of that their president's comments at the un general assembly in defense of drones? as far as my understanding, has obama had no one-on-one meetings except with the president of yemen? >> i don't know about the last part. i was there shortly after the bombing in the capital of yemen that killed 100 young yemeni officers. i interviewed some of the officers who were the distance between you and me in late may. and i was there in early june just before the yemeni army...
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we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free forces inside of syria. our allies were all on the same page. nato as well as our arab allies in trying to get a settlement, that was their idea. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is russia has a different interest in the syrian that we do and that is not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? >> iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he will keep slaughtering his people. we will lose our credibility on this. >> what would romney/ryan do? >> we agree with chemical weapons, but not about putting troops in. what we s
we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free...
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we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free forces inside of syria. our allies were all on the same page. nato as well as our arab allies in trying to get a settlement, that was their idea. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is russia has a different interest in the syrian that we do and that is not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? >> iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he will keep slaughtering his people. we will lose our credibility on this. >> what would romney/ryan do? >> we agree with chemical weapons, but not about putting troops in. what we s
we waited to try to come up with an agreement with the un, that bought assad time. meanwhile, 30,000 syrians are dead. >> what would my friend do differently? if you notice he never asks -- he never answers a question differently. >> you do not go through the un. >> we have been in the process for months making sure humanitarian aid and other training is getting through to those forces we believe, the turks believe, the jordanians believe, the saudis believe are the free...
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obama administration, like the bush administration, has pursue tough sanctions against iran at the un and it has succeeded. this the administration has also imposed harsh unilateral sanctions. these were passed by congress, but the administration went along with them and has implemented them. we see significant deterioration in the iranian economy, largely, or a least in part because of these sanctions. again, as the vice president said, and messiest talking about going to work, it is not clear what mitt romney would do differently. it is one thing to say i will rally the international community, get the russians and chinese on board, but it is another thing to be able to do that in real life. host: richmond, virginia. matt, an independent scholar. caller: i am more worried about mitt romney channeling george w. bush and getting us into more wars. just saying it is rhetoric, i do not know that he is not going to support or. he is so close to benjamin netanyahu, they will let israel do whatever they want. host: guy taylor? guest: i think it is a legitimate concern. barack obama and joe
obama administration, like the bush administration, has pursue tough sanctions against iran at the un and it has succeeded. this the administration has also imposed harsh unilateral sanctions. these were passed by congress, but the administration went along with them and has implemented them. we see significant deterioration in the iranian economy, largely, or a least in part because of these sanctions. again, as the vice president said, and messiest talking about going to work, it is not clear...
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and what should be a negotiation process has devolved into a series of heated disputes at the un. in this old conflict, as in every challenge we face at the middle east, only a new president will bring the chance to begin anew. there is a long and for american leadership in the middle east, and it is not unique to that region. it is broadly felt by america's friends and allies and other parts of the world as well. in europe, where putin's russia casts a long shadow over young democracies, where our oldest allies say we're giving away from them. in asia and across the pacific, where china posture recent assertiveness is sending chills through of that region. and in our own hemisphere, where our neighbors in latin america want to resist the failed ideology of hugo chavez and the castro brothers and deepen ties with the united states through trade and energy insecurity. in all these places, just as in the middle east, the question is asked, where does america stand? i know many americans are asking a different question -- why us? i know many americans are asking whether our country t
and what should be a negotiation process has devolved into a series of heated disputes at the un. in this old conflict, as in every challenge we face at the middle east, only a new president will bring the chance to begin anew. there is a long and for american leadership in the middle east, and it is not unique to that region. it is broadly felt by america's friends and allies and other parts of the world as well. in europe, where putin's russia casts a long shadow over young democracies, where...
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russia does continue to battle us in the un time and time again. i have clear eyes on this. i am not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia. and i am not quite as a i will be more flexibility after the election. after the election he will get more backbone. with regards to iraq, you and i agreed and believed there should have been a status of forces agreement. host: and this picture in the washington post. this is one of mitt romney's grandson's. and if you pull it out from you can see he is shaking hands and talking with president obama. next call comes from cleveland, ohio. good morning. what did you think of last night's debate? caller: i thought it was interesting. but what i would like for people to understand is that the role, i know people are voting for mitt romney because they feel it is business experience is valuable. but the role of business is not -- it is increased profit. profit is the goal of business, not employees. the profit is to reduce employees and keep wages low. that is not going to be useful in terms of growing jobs. and also, the
russia does continue to battle us in the un time and time again. i have clear eyes on this. i am not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia. and i am not quite as a i will be more flexibility after the election. after the election he will get more backbone. with regards to iraq, you and i agreed and believed there should have been a status of forces agreement. host: and this picture in the washington post. this is one of mitt romney's grandson's. and if you pull it out from...
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what did you make of the president's, of the un general assembly on drones? why did he make those? president obama had no one-on- one meeting, except with them? is that correct? >> i do not know about the last part. i was there shortly after the bombing in the capital of yemen. i interviewed some of the officers. i was there until early june just before the yemenis forces went in. it was a very exciting and rich time to be there in terms of the data available. my general assessment of al qaeda you can find in the article i wrote for west point, the ctc sentinel journal they put out there. that went up around july. i think al qaeda got extended beyond their capacity. they try to consolidate territory and said the system of government in the province. they were burning a lot of money in the process. they were not quite ready to do it yet. yemen has done a good job of pushing them back, where you try to consolidate power, to where you run operations. provocation operations, terrorist operations, bombings, and the like. what we have seen in yemen is not a young man army route, but an a
what did you make of the president's, of the un general assembly on drones? why did he make those? president obama had no one-on- one meeting, except with them? is that correct? >> i do not know about the last part. i was there shortly after the bombing in the capital of yemen. i interviewed some of the officers. i was there until early june just before the yemenis forces went in. it was a very exciting and rich time to be there in terms of the data available. my general assessment of al...
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and why are we going to the un to get this one world thing? i want the democrats to find out why obama ordered tons of hollow point bullets for his special army. the rise and fall of the third reich, this guy is paralleling everything that hitler did. >> tony, thanks for the call. the president has never talked about his father, he talked about his grandfather who served in world war two. i am not sure he is really going to vote for barack obama, but any reaction? >> it goes to show the continued polarization in this country that we thought might go away upon his election. this country was heavily divided during the george w. bush years, the partisanship still exists today. it is an example of the vote that will be an interesting barometer for both sides. less than 12 months ago, we had a ballot referendum that was highly controversial where they basically limited the union's right to collectively bargain. the state went to vote on that and voted to repeal it. if state swings quickly and i think ultimately, it will be a ground game. independen
and why are we going to the un to get this one world thing? i want the democrats to find out why obama ordered tons of hollow point bullets for his special army. the rise and fall of the third reich, this guy is paralleling everything that hitler did. >> tony, thanks for the call. the president has never talked about his father, he talked about his grandfather who served in world war two. i am not sure he is really going to vote for barack obama, but any reaction? >> it goes to show...
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. >> when we look at voters trying to claim from the un televised moments, they are unlike the studio where you sit down and settle down and unrestrained from what you see the box. the debate moderators, non- verbal cues, the way canada told themselves and react are all parts of the evaluation process of what goes on. we have a clip from 1980. i would like you to pursue the question of what people should watch for and how they should react. >> president reagan began campaigning around the nation against medicare. now we have an opportunity to move towards a national health insurance. with the emphasis on prevention of disease. emphasis on outpatient care, not in patient care. holding down the hospital care for those that are ill. emphasis on catastrophic health insurance so that of a family is threatened with being wiped out economically because of a very high medical bills, insurance would help pay for it. these are the kind of elements of a national health insurance important to the people. gov. reagan typically is against such a proposal. >> here we go again. what i oppose medicare
. >> when we look at voters trying to claim from the un televised moments, they are unlike the studio where you sit down and settle down and unrestrained from what you see the box. the debate moderators, non- verbal cues, the way canada told themselves and react are all parts of the evaluation process of what goes on. we have a clip from 1980. i would like you to pursue the question of what people should watch for and how they should react. >> president reagan began campaigning...